PhotoTo the Editor:Re “White House Bars Times and 2 Other News Outlets From Briefing” (nytimes.com, Feb. 24): The White House has blocked The New York Times and other leading journalists from a briefing. Do not bow to pressure to change your coverage, to curry favor with the administration. We have never needed a courageous press more than we do right now. We need you to continue to shed light. DAVID A. CHANGMinneapolisThe writer is a professor of history at the University of Minnesota.

Source: New York Times February 24, 2017 20:48 UTC